Read the messages between a father and his son. Do you think the son was addicted to playing video games? Find evidence for your opinion

Work Skills

1. SPEAKING Work in pairs. Which of these activities do you spend a lot of time doing? How often do you do them?

(Làm việc theo cặp. Bạn dành nhiều thời gian cho hoạt động nào trong số những hoạt động này? Bạn làm chúng bao lâu một lần?)

• Checking your phone for messages

• Taking photos of yourself

• Browsing social networking sites

• Playing video games

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LEARN THIS! Adjective + preposition

Many adjectives are followed by certain prepositions: in, at, of, with, etc.

to be obsessed with / successful in / sensitive to something

You need to learn these adjective + preposition combinations as they do not follow any rules. A good dictionary will tell you which preposition to use with which adjective.

3. Read the Learn this! box. Then underline these adjectives in the messages. Which prepositions follow them?

(Đọc Learn this. Sau đó gạch chân những tính từ này trong các tin nhắn. Giới từ nào theo sau chúng?)

addicted      aware      curious      dissatisfied      good      interested     

responsible      sensitive      shocked      successful      unhappy      worried

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4. Circle the correct prepositions to go with these adjectives. Use a dictionary to help you.

(Khoanh tròn các giới từ đúng để đi với các tính từ này. Sử dụng một từ điển để giúp bạn)

1. harmful for / to 

2. angry about / for 

3. obsessed of / with 

4. similar at / to

5. pleased to / with

6. familiar in / with

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5. USE OF ENGLISH Complete the text with the correct prepositions. All of the adjectives are in exercises 2 - 4.

(Hoàn thành văn bản với các giới từ chính xác. Tất cả các tính từ đều có trong bài tập 2 - 4)

A teenager in the UK, Danny Bowman, became addicted (1) _____ ‘selfies’ and spent up to ten hours a day taking around 200 photos of himself with his phone. This was a true case of addiction: it was harmful (2) _____ his education and his friendships and responsible (3) _____ several health problems. Experts are aware (4) _____ the condition and say it is becoming more and more common. Danny first posted selfies on Facebook when he was fifteen and soon became obsessed (5) _____ reading his friends’ comments. Although he was pleased (6) _____ many of the things his friends wrote, he was also very sensitive (7) _____ criticism. Before long, he was feeling very dissatisfied (8) _____ his appearance. He took more and more photos of himself. His parents became very worried (9) _____ his behaviour. Because they were both mental health nurses, they were familiar (10) _____ addictions. They knew that Danny needed help. Now, after months of hospital treatment, Danny has been successful (11) _____ beating his addiction. But it’s a growing problem, with many other cases similar (12) _____ Danny’s.

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6. SPEAKING Work in pairs. Tell your partner about something that you are (or have been)

(Làm việc theo cặp. Nói với đối tác của bạn về điều gì đó mà bạn đang (hoặc đã từng)

1. successful in.

2. satisfied with.

3. good at.

4. angry about.

I was really successful in my recent music exam.

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